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Jim Williamson of ID Collection On Design, Best Barstools, and Guests Who Are the Life of the Party

By Candy Evans | July 15, 2014 |

Newbie for all ye summertime readers: we will be sharing Jim Williamson of ID Collection’s fun blog musings as we pump him for latest design trends for our homes. This week he writes about cool bar stools — you can never have enough. Also, I like sturdy bar stools that don’t knock peeps over, ‘specially after…

Crime Report: Will You (Not) Take a Check? Also: Have Your Cake and Get it Thrown at Your Garage, Too

By Zachary Dickens | July 15, 2014 |

Our crime report has been on hiatus because the Dallas Police Department has been trying to upgrade its online database. Until they get the kinks worked out, we’re limited to telling you about residential crimes in the Park Cities. At 10 a.m. on July 7, a resident of the 4500 block of Lorraine Avenue reported…

West Nile Virus Found on Brookshire Drive in Preston Hollow, Spraying Tonight?

By Candy Evans | July 14, 2014 |

I don’t know about you, but the mosquitos are so bad this year I have taken to carrying OFF in my purse! They are biting me like crazy, and in fact the City of Dallas has found signs of the virus in the 6600 block of Brookshire, in 75230. The City was planning to spray…

Monday Morning Millionaire Extraordinaire: President Obama Should Just Go Ahead and Buy the Dallas White House for His Next Visit

By Candy Evans | July 14, 2014 |

It’s July, it’s getting hot, muggy, who’s really working? Take the day off and go to a pool and pretend you are swimming at this house, the famous Dallas White House at the corner of the regal Lanes Strait and Royal. Last week when President Obama was in Dallas, he should have toured this house…

The Cost of a New Home in Dallas is Getting More Unattainable, Median New Home Prices Up 24%

By Candy Evans | July 14, 2014 |

This is very good news for home builders, not such great news for consumers. New home ownership is getting more expensive, even in North Texas. Hence all those apartments going up: “New homes priced under $150,000 are rapidly disappearing from the market because of shrinking lot inventory, rising land and construction costs. There are just…

Meet Gracie Morrow. Speaks Fluent Mandarin and Hails From The Down Under

By Candy Evans | July 14, 2014 |

Welcome to Guardian Angels by Guardian Mortgage Company. We bring you profiles of the real people behind Guardian Mortgage’s superior mortgage lending service. As you know, I am passionate about local businesses and banks, none more so than when it comes to mortgage lending. After hearing of countless horror stories, and experiencing one of my…